Final Cut Studio 2 upgrade arrives early
Friday, May 18th, 2007Perhaps I’m just lucky but amid reports of delays, my upgrade to Final Cut Studio 2 arrived 17 days earlier than scheduled. Here’s what’s in the box.
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More bedtime reading
Friday, May 18th, 2007The remaining manuals are now available for download:
http://www.apple.com/support/color/
http://www.apple.com/support/dvdstudiopro/
http://www.apple.com/support/soundtrackpro/
There have been some reports of customers getting delayed shipping notices and my FCS1>FCS2 upgrade was ordered on the 4th and originally due to ship on May 31st. Out of the blue, I got an email confirmation that it shipped yesterday so I guess I’m lucky!
Martin
Bedtime reading
Thursday, May 17th, 2007If you really can’t wait for your own copy of Final Cut Studio 2 to arrive, you can always download the PDF versions for Final Cut Pro 6, Cinema Tools 4, Livetype 2, Motion 3 and Compressor 3.
http://www.apple.com/support/manuals/
syncVUEpro
Saturday, April 28th, 2007I first heard of syncVUE a few months ago and was intrigued by it. It’s a cross-platform online review and approval tool that uses Skype technology to allow several users to watch the same media file totally in sync and add their comments. Essentially it’s a conference call for video and at NAB 2007 Intelligent […]
Telestream Pipeline Network Encoder
Friday, April 20th, 2007At NAB, Telestream were showing their recently announced Pipeline Network Encoder, and it’s a unique and interesting device with lots of potential.
Pipeline is SD only, but what makes it special is that it can be used by any FCP system on the network. It has the following connectors:
SDI input (supports capture of up to 16 […]
Final Cut Pro 6
Thursday, April 19th, 2007Here’s a more complete list of the new features and changes in FCP6 from various discussions at the Apple booth:
Redesigned Easy Setup window
FCP’s flexibility in handling so many formats can be a double-edged sword - in FCP5 the Easy Setup list was so long that it was often difficult to find a particular setup. In […]
Behind the Headlines
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007What about the smaller and less sexy improvements in FCP6? Here’s two for starters.
Apple NAB Announcements
Sunday, April 15th, 2007Apple today announced Final Cut Studio 2 at the Venetian Ballroom to an enthusiastic crowd of around 3000 people. The package now includes Color (standalone CC app, previously sold as FinalTouch by Silicon Color) and is joined by a new addition to the family in the shape of Final Cut Server (asset management app, previously sold as Artbox by Proximity).